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... sweet tooth, of course we all kept him company. On our return to Oberstaufen we detoured to the Wieskirche (white church) which is a UNESCO world heritage site. It was built in 1730 ten years after a farmer witnessed a statue oh Christ weeping. Millions of people each year make a pilgrimage to this beautiful and highly decorated Catholic Church. The dome ceiling is painted in pastel tones with murals of Christ's resurrection, the walls are white but with plenty of gilded ...

... we have visited. These murals sparked young Ludwig's love of romantic tales. Neuschwanstein was never lived in but alot had been finished before Ludwig was declared bankrupt. The decorations and furnishings are lavish and once again the walls painted with murals, but on a grander scale. The throne room was the most elaborate I have ever seen, but no throne and he never ruled from here. Pictures ...

The highlight of todays afternoon was a visit to the world famous and iconic Neuschwanstein castle. You can walk to the Austrian border and there are scenic views from its mountaintop setting for miles around.

Arriving just after noon our ticket time for the guided tour was 3.20 leaving plenty to time ...

... we couldn’t find it in time. We managed to find an awful lot of cow poo on the road but not the shop. There is a silver lining though, when we eventually did find it not too long after closing time, we realised what the information booklet may have meant by 'fresha milk‘ – milk straight from the cow!! (That explains the cow poo I guess). Thank goodness we didn’t find it in time because I know that I would ...